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Fairfax County Planning Commission

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

23-Story Tower Plan Before BOS on Tuesday

Planned 23-story building on Reston Parkway has been deemed too large and too far from Metro by some.

Update, 6:30 p.m. - The Board of Supervisors postponed the public hearing on the 23-story tower until Sept. 11 at 3:30 p.m. If you want to get on the schedule to speak then, click here. Original story: The controversial 23-story mixed-use tower complex on Reston Parkway is slated to go before the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. The 418,000-square-foot building, which will replace the five-story "Reston Times" building at 1760 Reston Pkwy., was recommended for approval by the county planning commission in June, despite three planning commission members voting "no" and two abstaining. It is now up to the Board of Supervisors to decide whether the RTC Partnership can go ahead with the plan, despite a  March staff report  that …

The Analyst

3:41 pm on Sunday, August 5, 2012

Although perhaps slightly off topic, should our taxpayer dollars really be going to George Mason University to fund some special interest talking head like Fuller? Isn't it really bad enough already that Athletic departments are commercialized? Do the academic programs need to be as well?   more ›

Thursday, June 28, 2012

On the Docket: SVES, Office Tower

Sunrise Valley renovations and 23-story office building slated for decision at Fairfax County Planning Commission on Thursday.

The Fairfax County Planning Commission is scheduled to make a decision on two Reston projects at Thursday's regular meeting. The 23-story tower planned for 1760 Reston Parkway is on the docket. Read more about the project here.  The RTC Partnership is seeking to demolish the existing five-story "Reston Times" office building and construct a 23-story, 418,900 square foot mixed-use office building, to include office (413,700 SF), retail uses (2,600 SF) and/or an eating establishment (2,600 SF). It has already been approved in concept by Reston Association's  Design Review Board and the Reston Planning and Zoning Committee. Because of the complicated size and scope of the project, the Planning Commision decision has been deferred five times …

The BSD Guy

2:02 pm on Thursday, June 28, 2012

The FBI really ought to be investigating this whole "development bonanza" in Northern VA. It's such blatant fraud. Mislead investors into putting up more and more buildings, sell them to the investors, watch them lose their shirts. It's seriously flat out theft and the Fairfax County Planning Commission is sitting right in the middle of it. Has anyone anywhere ever done any serious background …   more ›

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